Explore the Family Name Vanderheiden

The meaning of Vanderheiden

Dutch (Van der Heiden) and Flemish: variant of Vanderheyden.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

How common is the last name Vanderheiden in the United States?

According to the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Vanderheiden saw an increase in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Vanderheiden was ranked 26,855th in terms of popularity with a count of 851 people bearing this name. By 2010, the rank increased to 26,313 with a 2.02% change, and the count rose to 928, marking a 9.05% growth. Although the overall proportion per 100,000 individuals decreased by 3.12%, these numbers suggest an upward trend in the prevalence of the Vanderheiden surname over this decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#26,855	#26,313	2.02%
Count	851	928	9.05%
Proportion per 100k	0.32	0.31	-3.12%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Vanderheiden

In terms of ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data indicates that the majority of individuals with the Vanderheiden surname identified as White in both 2000 and 2010. Specifically, 97.06% identified as such in 2000, decreasing slightly to 95.80% in 2010. Additionally, the percentage of those identifying as Hispanic experienced a slight decrease from 1.65% in 2000 to 1.62% in 2010. Interestingly, there was an emergence of individuals identifying as Black by 2010, making up 0.86% of Vanderheidens, a category which showed no representation in the 2000 census data. The proportion of those identifying as belonging to two or more races decreased by nearly a quarter during this period, while there were no recorded changes for Asian/Pacific Islander, and American Indian and Alaskan Native categories.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.06%	95.8%	-1.3%
Hispanic	1.65%	1.62%	-1.82%
Two or More Races	1.29%	0.97%	-24.81%
Black	0%	0.86%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%